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    Johnson 35 with intermittent stream before thermostat opens

    Does it out on the water. If i stop and fish for a while it'll squirt and spurt for a minute, the thermostat opens, and it returns to a normal stream. It does the exact same thing on the ground with muffs, too. but I know those have their own issues so I always confirm these things on the water.
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    Johnson 35 with intermittent stream before thermostat opens

    I have a 1981 johnson 35 with a weird problem. Here is some history: The thermostat broke in half causing the engine to overheat a bit (i heard it pinging and shut it down before it seized or anything bad). I changed the thermostat, cleaned the bore so it can spring open and bypass at high RPM...
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    At my wits' end with a 30hp mariner

    Well, i may have solved my problem. I took the reed plate off and some of them weren't closing so I flipped the reeds over to make them seal. Now it starts right up, runs beautifully, and accelerates just fine. I am absolutely aware that doing this WILL break the reeds and destroy my engine, I...
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    At my wits' end with a 30hp mariner

    I bought a 14ft lund with a 1996 30hp mariner 30 that has oil injection and I cannot get it to run well. It was accelerating very slowly. It would eventually reach a plane, but it took a long time to get there, this engine should have snappy throttle response, but when I put the throttle down it...
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